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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2085

105(a)(4) and inserting in lieu thereof "community service and 20 USC 1005. ^ continuing education programs, including resource materials sharing programs,"; (8) by inserting "or combinations thereof" after "institutions of higher education" in section 105(a)(5); (9) by striking section 105(a)(6) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(6) assurances that all institutions of higher education in the ,•. State have been given the opportunity to participate in the development of the State plan."; and (10) by inserting immediately after section 105(b) the following new subsection: "(c) The Commissioner shall not by standard, rule, regulation, guideline, or any other means, either formal or informal, require a State to make any agreement or submit any data which is not specifically required by this part.". (c) Section 107(a) of the Act is amended by striking out "$25,000" 20 USC 1006. and inserting in lieu thereof "$40,000". (d) Section 109 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 20 USC 1008. u JUDICIAL

REVIEW

"SEC. 109. If a State's plan is not approved under section 105(b) or a State's eligibility to participate in the program is suspended as a result of the Commissioner's action under section 108(b), the 20 USC 1007. State may within sixty days after notice of the Commissioner's decision institute a civil action in an appropriate United States district court. In such an action, the court shall determine the matter de novo.". (e) Title I of the Act is further amended by redesignating sections 111, 112, and 113, and any references thereto, as sections 112,113, and 20 USC 1009114, respectively, and inserting immediately after section 110 the fol- lOHlowing: new section: TECHNICAL «.

ASSISTANCE AND

ADMINISTRATION

"SEC. 111. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to reserve not to 20 USC 1008b. exceed 10 per centum of the amount appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to section 101(a) in excess of $14,500,000 for the purpose of 20 USC 1001. this section. "(b) From funds reserved under subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to the States and to institutions of higher education. Such technical assistance shall— "(1) provide a national diffusion network to help assure that effective programs are known among such States and institutions; ' "(2) assist with the improvement of planning and evaluation procedures; and "(3) provide information about the changing enrollment patterns in postsecondary institutions, and provide assistance to such States and institutions in their efforts to understand these changing patterns and to accommodate them.". "(c) The Commissioner shall provide for coordination between community service and continuing education programs (including resource materials sharing programs) conducted by him with all other appropriate offices and agencies, including such offices and agencies which administer vocational education programs, adult education programs, career education programs, and student and institutional assistance programs.".